Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil

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Author(s): Show less -	Duarte-Benvenuto, Aricia ; Sacristan, Carlos ; Ewbank, Ana Carolina ; Sacristan, Irene ; Zamana-Ramblas, Roberta ; Gravena, Waleska ; Mello, Daniela M. D. ; Ferreira da Silva, Vera M. ; Marmontel, Miriam ; Carvalho, Vitor L. ; Marigo, Juliana ; Catao-Dias, Jose L. Total Authors: 12
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	Emerging Infectious Diseases; v. 28, n. 12, p. 4-pg., 2022-12-01.
Abstract
Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (hemoplasmas) are uncultivable bacteria that infect mammals, including humans. We detected a potentially novel hemoplasma species in blood samples from wild river dolphins in the Amazon River Basin, Brazil. Further investigation could determine pathogenicity and zoonotic potential of the detected hemoplasma. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	18/25069-7 - Study and characterization of selected emerging viral agents and potentially associated with hepatopathies in coastal, pelagic and mixed habitat cetaceans in Brazil
Grantee:	Carlos Sacristan Yague
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral


FAPESP's process:	16/20956-0 - Identification and quantification of antimicrobial resistance genes in the microbiome of seabirds from the Southern-Southeastern coast of Brazil
Grantee:	Ana Carolina Ewbank
Support Opportunities:	Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate